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EU Votes to Extend Music Copyright Lifetime
Despite last-ditch attempts last week by European parliamentarians to block it, the European General Affairs Council pushed music copyrights from 50 years to 70 years.How-To
How to Get Free Music From the iTunes Music Store
Tired of paying for music? You can find a bunch of free songs hiding in plain sight in the iTunes Music Store.News
Multiplayer Gaming Goes Full Screen With LG TV
Hoping to boost sales of its 3D televisions among gamers, LG showed off technology that lets traditional split screen multiplayer games be played full screen.News
CloudTV Maker Wins $115M Suit Against Verizon
Cloud-based TV infrastructure company ActiveVideo has won a US$115 million judgment against Verizon Communications for infringement of its patents.News
LimeWire Agrees to Pay $105 Million to Record Labels
LimeWire settles a copyright infringement case brought by record labels.News
YouTube Launches Full-length Movie Rentals
YouTube, which became the world's most popular video website by providing an outlet for amateur user-generated clips, is now officially expanding into streaming…News
Yahoo Buys TV Content Indexing, Recommendation Company
Yahoo has acquired a Palo Alto, California, startup called IntoNow whose technology is designed to help television viewers discover programs and discuss them…News
Logitech to Stream Video to IPads, IPhones
In a move that underscores the importance of both mobile devices and video in staying connected within enterprises, Logitech is extending its LifeSize video…How-To
Hack Your Streaming Set-Top Box
Here's how to add features to your Apple TV, your Roku box, or your WDTV Live.News
Lady Gaga Unveils Polaroid Sunglasses Camera, Printer
Almost a year to the day since Polaroid said it was signing on Lady Gaga as its creative director, the popular singer showed off her wares.News
Samsung to Show 23mm-thick Blu-ray Disc Player at CES
Samsung Electronics has developed a Blu-ray Disc player that's just 23 millimeters thick, and plans to unveil it at next week's International Consumer…News
Toshiba to Show No-glasses 3D TV at CES
Toshiba will show its no-glasses 3D television for the first time outside of Japan in January at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.News
Sony, Nikon, SanDisk Plan Faster Compact Flash Cards
Sony, Nikon and SanDisk have developed a new specification for CompactFlash memory cards that promises photographers the ability to continuously shoot…News
Myspace Redesigns Site, Launches New Features
Myspace has launched a new version of its site in a bid to turn around dwindling visitor numbers, and at the same time make visitors stay longer.News
Xerox Tracks Traffic Violators With Cameras on Buses
Xerox is placing a video camera on buses that provides evidence to fine drivers who break traffic laws.News
China’s Youku Secures Deal With Disney to Stream TV Shows
Youku, China's largest video hosting site, has partnered with Disney to begin streaming the studio's TV shows, said the company's CEO Victor Koo.News
LG’s Super-Thin 31-inch OLED TV
LG has introduced a 31-inch OLED television that’s just 2.9mm-thick and can display both 2D and 3D images.News
Youku Sees Success With Original Content
China's most popular video hosting site is investing more in original content by producing 10 short filmsNews
Google Rolls out Faster Mobile YouTube to the World
Google rolled out the latest version of its mobile YouTube site outside the U.S on Tuesday, a faster browser-based application.How-To
How to Connect a PC’s Power Supply
In part 5, we show you how to connect the computer's power supply.News
ComScore: YouTube Remains Dominant Video Site
YouTube remained the dominant video site in May, according to comScore.News
Sony Launches 3D TVs, Gaming
Sony's plans for 3D entertainment begin coming together on Thursday as the company kicks off sales of 3D TVs and begins offering 3D games for its PlayStation 3.Reviews
Bowers & Wilkins P5 mobile Hi-Fi Headphones review
British high-end-audio manufacturer Bowers & Wilkins has been making speakers for more than 40 years.News
FujiFilm’s Latest Camera Aims at Dogs, Cats
FujiFilm's Finepix Z700 features recognizes canine and feline faces, and can snap a picture automatically when they look towards the camera.News
Sony Working on a 3D Camera for Consumers
Sony is developing 3D cameras that will give consumers the ability to create their own 3D content, an executive said Thursday.News
Video: New Klipsch Speaker Hidden in a Light Bulb
Klipsch Light Speakers are built into an LED lightbulb and play music transmitted wirelessly from your computer or iPod.Geek Tech
Skype Goes 720p HD, Big Screen Calls Coming to LG and Panasonic HDTVs
Skype 4.2 adds 720p HD video calling, and will soon be integrated into select LG and Panasonic HDTVs.News
Toshiba Shows First TV Based on Cell Chip
Hoping to set itself apart from other television makers, Toshiba will in December put on sale in Japan the first TV based on the Cell processor.News
Panasonic Shows Prototype 3D Plasma TV
Panasonic unveiled on Monday a full HD 3D plasma TV and said it will show it next week at the Ceatec IT show.News
FujiFilm to Launch 3D Camera in October in Europe
FujiFilm will launch a digital camera capable of shooting 3D images and video in Europe in October, it said on Thursday.News
Microsoft to Drop All Zunes Except for HD Model
Microsoft plans to drop all of its Zune models except for a new high-definition (HD) version that is due out in two weeks.News
Streaming Music Site, Spotify, Has Major Music Label Ownership
Some of the world's largest music companies are among the owners of Swedish streaming music service Spotify, with the record labels buying their shares cheaply.News
Happy Birthday! The Walkman Turns 30
Sony introduced its Walkman portable cassette player 30 years ago this week, kicking off a revolution in the consumer electronics industry.News
The Pirate Bay to Take On YouTube, Hulu with The Video Bay
This new form of content piracy offers streaming video instead of the more common peer-to-peer file transfers.News
Microsoft’s Zune HD Coming in Fall With OLED, HD Radio
The Zune HD will be arriving in the U.S. sometime in the fall and comes with an OLED touchscreen and HD radio among its main features, Microsoft said Wednesday.News
FujiFilm Introduces 3D Camera
FujiFilm develops a 3D camera that shoots two images and combines them into one.News
Victim of Bullying Video Drops Google Case
Italian trial continues over Google's hosting of videos that allegedly violate privacy law.News
Sony’s New Bravia TVs Watch You to Save Power
Sony has taken energy saving to the next level in a series of forthcoming TVs that automatically switches off the display…News
Blockbuster Deal to Put Movies on Many Digital Devices
Blockbuster and Sonic Systems are teaming up to make digital content available on a wider range of electronic devices.News
US Digital TV Converter Program out of Money
A U.S. digital TV converter box program has run out of money.News
Samsung to Launch Thin Blu-ray Disc Player at CES
Samsung will unveil a Blu-ray Disc player that's 39 millimeters thick at this week's CES in Las Vegas, it said Monday.News
Intel to Show Devices That Bring Internet to TV
Intel on Monday said it will show off prototype devices that meld the TV and the Internet.News
Kodak Sees Dramatic Consumer Slowdown
Digital camera maker Kodak slashed its 2008 financial guidance saying consumer spending has worsened.News
Sony’s Latest OLED TV Prototype Is 1 Millimeter Thin
Sony has unveiled at the Ceatec 2008 show a prototype OLED TV set that's just 0.9mm thin.News
Sony, Panasonic to Unveil New Digital SLRs Next Week
UPDATE: Sony and Panasonic will both unveil new digital SLR (single lens reflex) cameras next week, the companies said Wednesday.News
Intel and Yahoo Partner for Internet on TV
Intel and Yahoo are partnering on a hardware and software platform that will bring widgets to TV.News
Timeline: HD DVD vs. Blu-ray Disc
The battle for high-def video dominance began in 2000; here's a look at how Blu-ray bested HD DVD.News